Sentences with phrase «sight hounds cirnechi»

The one «fault» found in the Pharaoh Hound is one which is found in many sight hounds, they are particularly sensitive to medications, specifically barbiturate anesthetics and pesticides.

Purebred dogs were also categorized into one of the 11 groupings based upon haplotype sharing as defined in Wayne and VonHoldt (2012)[14](n = 55,353): ancient and spitz (n = 2946), herding (n = 4579), mastiff - like (n = 5548), retriever (n = 18,347), scent hounds (n = 3742), sight hounds (n = 761), small terriers (n = 2534), spaniels (n = 4315), toy (n = 5542), working dogs 1 (poodles and Havanese; n = 1923), and working dogs 2 (n = 5116)(Additional file 1: Table S1 and Additional file 2: Table S2).

Whippets belong to the dog breed group known as sight hounds.

Unlike most sight hounds, the Ibizan Hound usually barks when chasing.

As a result of their agility in running and jumping the Pharaoh Hound excels in formal agility training and as a result of their status as sight hounds they also do particularly well in lure coursing.

Martingale collars are recommended for sight hounds because their heads are smaller than their necks and they can often slip out of standard collars.

The scent hounds include the Beagle and Bloodhound and the sight hounds such breeds as the Whippet and Greyhound.

Like most sight hounds, because the Italian Greyhound's slender skull is near the same width as its neck, the use of a Martingale Collar is advised for walking.

Other hunting dogs such as pointers, spaniels or sight hounds, just like the hounds, can get distracted by scent or the sight of animals and may be reluctant to potty once sent outside.

Italian Greyhounds are small sight hounds that are known for their small heads and tucked up bellies.

Globulin levels are naturally lower in greyhounds and possibly other sight hounds as well (2.1 - 3.2 vs 2.8 - 4.2)(ref).

The Azawakh closely resembles the many sight hounds found in the Middle East; however, it has its own set of unique traits that sets him slightly apart.

Because they are sight hounds, their tendency is to chase everything that runs.

Some breeds have very little body fat and naturally slender bodies, especially the sight hounds, like the greyhound and Saluki.

These speedy sight hounds do need daily walks and some time to safely run around in an enclosed area, but once they're done they love nothing more than curling up on the couch.

Some of the oldest breeds of domestic dogs are the speedy sight hounds.

Some sight hounds can be sweet and affectionate, but not all do well with children.

The hound group is mostly comprised by scent hounds and sight hounds.

Because scent hounds are attracted by scent and sight hounds are attracted by movement, these dogs are predisposed to roaming if they detect wildlife.

Hounds — Under the umbrella of hound come two very different types of dogs — sight hounds and scent hounds.

Indeed, many breeds have good scenting ability, but let's compare the functional structure of the scenthounds to the sight hounds.

The Italian Greyhound is the smallest of the sight hounds, and these days is a popular companion dog.

Since they are sight hounds and are oblivious to verbal commands, they will move toward an object on the horizon.

There are three native sight hounds in Portugal and they are all closely related.

As sight hounds, Afghan Hounds have naturally svelte physiques, and their protruding hipbones are a unique breed characteristic, not a sign of being underweight.

Fine Dog Art & Jewelry, «If you have looked at my artwork, you can tell that sight hounds are my favorite subject.

Sighthounds: The sight hounds are another commonly kept type of hound.

However from these original dogs long legged sight hounds were developed by most area or countries, resulting in the Ibizan hound, the saluki (from the middle east), the sloughi from north Africa, the greyhound in England and many others.

Like most other sight hounds, IGs love to run!

In contrast to sight hounds, scent hounds don't have to be particularly fast to aid in hunting.

Competitions are usually limited to sight hounds like Greyhounds, Afghans, and Whippets, but there are some clubs that allow all breeds and even non-pedigreed dogs to participate.

While sight hounds track prey by always keeping them in sight, scent hounds can simply follow their noses so it doesn't matter if they lose sight of their quarry.

Same goes for other Nordic breeds and some sight hounds with a history of roaming in the desert.

They are sight hounds, and one of the most ancient dog breeds still existing in the world.

By nature these dogs are sight hounds and will chase after most things that they see so they do not do well off leash and should always be supervised with small pets.

The sight hounds introduced me to the joy of lure coursing, so we have added that to our repertoire.

In general, hounds were bred to help humans pursue and catch quarry, either by using exceptional sight and great speed (sight hounds) or by tracking scents (scent hounds) or both.

They were originally bred to hunt wolves, as their name suggests, and are very fast sight hounds.

Because they are sight hounds, Deerhounds have been known to chase down cats and small dogs.

Most of our dog breeds have some form of aggression in them, since they needed different forms of aggression to do their work: terriers are often aggressive towards other dogs and animals — they were and are fighters, the man working dogs imprint humans as being of their same species so they show the same kind of aggression that they show towards other dogs, the sight hounds were bred to be killers of game and sometimes other canines, the mastiffs were bred to take down large game and guard property, the flock guards were bred to be aggressive towards canines, the hounds were bred to be aggressive towards furred animals, some of the pointers were bred to be able to guard the hunter's game, etc., etc..

Even if your yard is fenced, keep in mind that sight hounds have long legs and they can easily jump over a fence if motivated enough.

These are being crossbred with other sight hounds, for American ranchers Great Pyrenees — Flock guard, protects sheep and a territory Kuvasz — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Anatolian Shepherd — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Akbash — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Tibetian Mastiff — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Komondor — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory

I have met some extremely nice sight hounds that were great pets.

And indeed, the vision of sight hounds is quite amazing!

Chasing wildlife is more common in hunting dogs such as hounds and gundogs, and chasing moving objects (including joggers and cyclists) can be a problem in sight hounds and herding dogs.

He has a special interest in canine sports and rehabilitation medicine with a focus on coursing and racing sight hounds.

Scent hounds and sight hounds.

Hounds: Rhodesian Ridgebacks are considered «sight hounds» in some areas, and «scent hounds» in others; both of which are accurate since these dogs have been equipped with the dual skill set.

Examples would be agility, fly ball, hunt trials for sporting dogs, earth trials for terriers, lure coursing for sight hounds and tracking which most breeds of dogs are able to do to some degree.

This is the reason they are referred to as «sight hounds», because they track game using their eyes, not their noses as a Basset Hound or Bloodhound does.